EP3364330B8 - Methods and systems for processing an ephemeral content message - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP3364330B8
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: systems; methods; processing; content message; ephemeral content
Prior art date: 2017-02-17
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Not-in-force

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EP18153719.2A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3364330B1 (en

EP3364330A1 (en

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Randall Sarafa

Eugene Fooksman

Brian Acton

Jan Koum

Michael B. DONOHUE

Ehren Andrew Kret

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WhatsApp LLC

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WhatsApp LLC

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2017-02-17

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2018-01-26

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2021-04-21

2017-09-15 Priority claimed from US15/705,999 external-priority patent/US10681202B2/en

2018-01-26 Application filed by WhatsApp LLC filed Critical WhatsApp LLC

2018-01-26 Priority to EP20217646.7A priority Critical patent/EP3825885A1/en

2018-08-22 Publication of EP3364330A1 publication Critical patent/EP3364330A1/en

2021-03-10 Publication of EP3364330B1 publication Critical patent/EP3364330B1/en

2021-04-21 Application granted granted Critical

2021-04-21 Publication of EP3364330B8 publication Critical patent/EP3364330B8/en

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2038-01-26 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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- H04L63/00—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security
- H04L63/04—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security for providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks
- H04L63/0428—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security for providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L51/00—User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
- H04L51/04—Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L51/00—User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
- H04L51/52—User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail for supporting social networking services
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- G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
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EP18153719.2A 2017-02-17 2018-01-26 Methods and systems for processing an ephemeral content message Not-in-force EP3364330B8 (en)

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EP20217646.7A EP3825885A1 (en)	2017-02-17	2018-01-26	Methods and systems for processing an ephemeral content message

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US201762460136P	2017-02-17	2017-02-17
US15/705,999 US10681202B2 (en)	2017-02-17	2017-09-15	Methods and systems for processing an ephemeral content message
PCT/US2017/051997 WO2018151758A1 (en)	2017-02-17	2017-09-18	Methods and systems for processing an ephemeral content message

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EP20217646.7A Division EP3825885A1 (en)	2017-02-17	2018-01-26	Methods and systems for processing an ephemeral content message
EP20217646.7A Previously-Filed-Application EP3825885A1 (en)	2017-02-17	2018-01-26	Methods and systems for processing an ephemeral content message

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- 2018-01-26 EP EP18153719.2A patent/EP3364330B8/en not_active Not-in-force
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